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Nursing her child, Hinata spoke to her son in a tone of caution, "Fugaku, you must be at your best behavior at Gunno's house. It is very thoughtful of Ms. Tanaka to host a sleepover for Gunno's birthday."
Fugaku said in a tone of blase, "Yes, mom~ Don't worry~"
It was lunchtime in the hospital. A humidifier quietly hummed in the background of Hinata's room. She was still wearing the patient uniform that had light blue and pink stripes like a sleepwear. She tied her long hair into a ponytail to nurse her newborn. Closing her long lashed eyes shut, the baby kept suckling on Hinata's breast. Hinata cradled her close to her chest and gazed into her baby's face.
They decided that her name will be 'Sayu.' Sayu was on the petite side for a baby her age, but the doctor said she was healthy. She wore a tiny light pink cap around her head. She had long brown lashes that cast a shadow over her pale cheeks.
Fugaku was by her side, watching her intently. He marveled how the baby's tiny red lips busily sucked on her brown nub as if her life depended on it. Her cheeks inflated like a tiny balloon and went up and down as she sucked on her breast. He also wondered if her pink cap will accidentally slip over her entire face. That was how small her face was. It fascinated him how her big eyes, nose, and red lips could all fit into such a small face.
"Mother, is Sayu sleeping?"
Hinata looked up as if she was brought out from a trance,"hm? Well, Fugaku. Sayu isn't fully asleep. Babies like to eat and sleep at the same time. Eating relaxes them very much." Then she smiled, "you were like that too."
Fugaku smiled, "He…"
Having a baby sister wasn't as exciting as Fugaku wanted. Sayu just slept, ate (which was same as just sleeping), burped (which was just a tiny bit more interesting), and slept. The first few hours of watching was fun, but he soon felt bored.
"All done…" Hinata gently plucked Sayu's lips from her nipple. Sayu fussed a little, her tiny red face turning redder as she opened her mouth to wail.
Her ridiculously small fingers moved in protest.
"You're all done, Sayu—" Hinata cooed and patted her tummy, "look at your tummy~"
"Waa.." the baby's cry subsided quickly when Hinata held her to her chest, supporting her weak neck with her right hand and patting her back with the other. Her eyes opened widely. Fugaku looked—her eyes were the same as mother's. Light purple that was close to white. The only difference was the color of their lashes—mother's eyelashes were dark, dark black like a raven, while Sayu's were a very light, wispy brown.
The light color of her eyelashes, coupled with her white eyes would've spooked people out, but her plump, pink cheeks and pouty cherry lips made her look extremely cute and mysterious.
Hinata smiled when Sayu stopped crying, "you just realized you were full, haven't you? There, can you give me a big burp?"
She patted her baby's back. Fugaku heard a light girly "uh!" It sounded more like a small hiccup than a burp. He looked at Sayu's round bum that was being supported by his mother's arm. His little sister was wearing a baggy pink trouser with a smiling strawberry printed on the butt.
He looked at the smiling strawberry.
Fugaku frowned, "why is everything smiling in kids' clothes?" It didn't make any sense to him. In every children's outfit he has seen, fruits smile, cars smile, even sharks smile.
Hinata laughed, covering her lips, "I don't know, Fugaku..I wonder why?"
Then they heard a man's voice, "Because the world will be a dull place, if everyone made your face."
Fugaku's eyes narrowed as he turned to see the said man who was making the very same sullen expression,
Sasuke was holding a brown bag full of snacks like dried seaweed and bread rolls. He looked at his seething son and said "It was a joke."
Fugaku crossed his arms and made a sarcastic, arrogant smirk, "Dad, did you notice that you rhyme a lot these days? I would've thought you were into rapping."
Sasuke scowled as if Fugaku tackled him from the back. "You know I hate that sort of music."
"And you know I hate your jokes. It's not even funny."
His lips lined in a straight line, Sasuke messed up Fugaku's hair.
"Humor me. I dare you."
"Hnn," Fugaku threw back his head and showed childish disdain.
Sasuke smirked, "stop being so dramatic. Your ugly face looks even worse."
It was a deliberate jab, because Sasuke and Hinata both noticed how Fugaku was being more interested in his looks than before. Fugaku thought his parents wouldn't know, but nothing could go amiss in their eyes.
"Sasuke, what are you talking about?" Hinata looked at Fugaku's glum face with adoring eyes, "nobody is as sweet dispositioned as our Fugaku."
"Hnn."
Hinata rolled her eyes and then gave Fugaku a huge smooch on his cheek.
Rubbing his cheek as if her kiss was poisonous, Fugaku protested, "Moomm!"
She sighed. It only seemed yesterday when he was a just baby. Dino san used to open his mouth in climactic, soundless laughter whenever she held him and kissed him.!
"You were such a sweet baby," she cradled Sayu and looked at him, "I could only hope Sayu takes after your affable character. But of course, parents are never choosers."
Sasuke dryly cut in as he approached her bedside.
"How is the baby?"
She smiled and patted her butt, "She's doing well—she has to nap, but I think she is getting excited by all the stimuli. So we better be quiet."
Hinata wrapped Sayu in a white blanket and cradled her in her arms again. Fugaku couldn't help but be in awe of how much effort it takes to just hold such a delicate being. His mama was holding the back of her neck as if her neck was going to break any soon. It looked like her face was going to roll off to the floor.
Meanwhile, baby Sayu looked up to her mother with alert lavender eyes. The two females gazed into each other's face.
Are you my mother? the little baby's eyes seemed to ask.
Hinata smiled at her child's innocent face—her bright alert eyes, her little nose, deep set septum, and full red lips. Yes, I'm your mother, Sayu. It's so nice to meet you.
As if she understood, Sayu looked more content and relaxed. The baby yawned and stretched her little arms that still lacked the plumpness of older babies. little wrinkles formed on her forehead when she yawned.
Sasuke approached them and peered into his daughter's face.
"Would you like to hold her, Sasuke?"
"Um?" Sasuke started. Hinata smiled warmly as he hesitated. She shifted her body towards him and Sasuke automatically opened up his arms to accept Sayu.
Sayu blinked and continued her habit of staring into her parent's eyes. Sasuke carefully held her with his two arms as if he was afraid he will accidentally crumble her into dust.
Hinata smiled as she placed her hands on Sasuke's arms. "Sayu, this is your dada. Can you say hi to dada?"
"Say hi to dada, Sayu~" Fugaku chirped.
Sasuke's eyes fluttered up and down as he looked at her face. He looked intently at Sayu's brows that were nearly invisible, her big bright eyes, tear marks on her little swollen pink face, and her deep set, red lips.
There was curiousness and earnest desire for discernment in her bright starry eyes. But also guardedness to her unblinking, strong stare. She looked like a more serious, bald Hinata. She looked ever balder because the fuzz that covered her beautiful head was light brown.
"She's sniffing you out." His wife giggled.
"Sayu isn't a dog," Sasuke retorted. He didn't realize that he had just casually called his daughter's name. Also, he didn't realize that he was being overprotective with Sayu, even with silly, trivial nicknames.
Hinata secretly smiled, but she pretended to not notice.
"Newborns have very blurry eyesight, so they rely on their nose to identify their mothers."
Realizing that he was being prickly and overprotective to even his own wife, he blushed and cleared his throat.
He wondered as he gazed down at his serious but cute daughter. Now that he heard Hinata's explanation, she did look pretty confused and guarded. She was puzzling in her head whether he was Hinata or not. She looked at him with blazing opal eyes and squinted her little brow.
When Sayu turned her head to Sasuke's chest, she started smacking her lips. But her eyes started to squint and she protested her father's hug. She pushed her tiny palms against his rock hard chest.
"Wah...uu…"
Intermittent whimpering turned into heart breaking sobs when she still didn't feel the soft, pillowy, warm thing that smelled like milk.
"Eugh—wehh"
Sayu cried as if she was lost in a middle of nowhere. As he held the sobbing infant, he didn't know what to do and had no choice but hand her over to Hinata. He looked at the two mournfully as Sayu settled herself in contentment. He was in a state of shock, as if he wa in the middle of a huge cataclysm. Fugaku was in awe of his father showing a myriad of emotions in such a short span of time, all in the power of the name of Sayu.
Sasuke looked at his daughter who was blissfully indifferent to the heartbreak she has caused him. It wasn't his first time to have his child favor his wife. But he was the one who had the birth dream, so shouldn't he be closer to her? The little red faced baby just closed her eyes and snuggled to her mother's ample, warm breast. Her little fingers curled around her breast.
A few minutes passed.
Fugaku soon realized something.
"Mom, it's time for me to go to the sleepover."
Hinata raised her face. She has been forgetting stuff often.
"Oh, yes. Did you pack your things?"
"Yes, mom."
After Fugaku left, Sasuke couldn't shake off a certain thought from his head. His dark brows furrowed in concentration. The look of concentration on his face made a few nurses blush as they took turns coming to Hinata.
He thought, 'warmth...smell…"
A few hours later, Sayu made another voice of protest, "Waa—" Sasuke's head snapped to the direction of the two women.
He glanced at the two from a few feet, as if he was afraid he'll cause the baby to cry even harder. He crossed his arms and stared from the corner of his eyes.
Sayu's voice was soft and plaintive, "Waa-"
Hinata cooed, speaking in her soft 'baby' voice, "Mama, I'm so hungry~please feed me now!"
"Egh-waa!"
Hinata peeled the collar of her gown and bared her full breast. Sasuke's dark irises widened by a fraction. He swallowed, and his Adam's apple bobbed down. The dry swallow echoed in his mind.
"Sayu, when you grow up, you will say 'mama, you must feed me!' I wonder what your voice will be like. I can't wait for that, Sayu…"
After her snack, Sayu went back to her nap. The nurse came and took Sayu to the babies' room, where babies collectively nap.
Hinata was almost half asleep. She felt herself dozing on and off. It was ten thirty. Already nighttime.
Then she heard Sasuke, "Hinata."
Hinata hurriedly rubbed her eyes, "Ye-yes, Sasuke?"
She heard his heavy footsteps. When she blinked her sleepy eyes, she saw her husband leaning over her. He rested his hand on the bed's side rail and the other on the above. His wide shoulders caused her heart to beat, and the memory of their nights started to rise like smoke.
The pale moonlight coming from the window cast a vivid shadow across his features. Suddenly Hinata became aware of the man's beauty.
He approached her, and all Hinata could see was his lips. And all the time she spent with his lips. Her heart soon pounded in her ears.
Then his lips approached the outer shell of her ear. His low murmur tickled her ear, which was turning increasingly red.
He said, "Hinata, I want some too…"
A/N: What could Sasuke be wanting? hohohohoho